History of modern architecture from the late 18th
century to the present, focusing on the way
historical developments in architecture reflect
and influence social values and on architecture as
a unique artistic medium. Specific issues include:
entirely new types of buildings and structures for
a modern industrial and commercial society, new
building materials, the decline of craftsmanship,
the constraints and opportunities of urban
planning, and the impact of new
design/reproduction technologies. Provides a set
of architectural concepts and terms for describing
structure and space and a critical overview of the
aesthetic, technical, and social issues
confronting architects over the past two and a
half centuries. Finally, investigates how
architects themselves conceptualized the
challenges facing them as architecture responded
to and shaped an evolving modern world, through
close readings of their writings in relation to
the buildings and structures they designed.
century to the present, focusing on the way
historical developments in architecture reflect
and influence social values and on architecture as
a unique artistic medium. Specific issues include:
entirely new types of buildings and structures for
a modern industrial and commercial society, new
building materials, the decline of craftsmanship,
the constraints and opportunities of urban
planning, and the impact of new
design/reproduction technologies. Provides a set
of architectural concepts and terms for describing
structure and space and a critical overview of the
aesthetic, technical, and social issues
confronting architects over the past two and a
half centuries. Finally, investigates how
architects themselves conceptualized the
challenges facing them as architecture responded
to and shaped an evolving modern world, through
close readings of their writings in relation to
the buildings and structures they designed.
- Teacher: Matthew Johnston